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Figure 4.7. Perspective, context, conditions, process, impacts/consequences

Included in the Dialogue Engagement is Issue Disparity and Experience of Tension/Discomfort.

Metasphere creation perhaps can also be seen starting at the point of receiving an invitation

to participate or hearing about the Community Conversation. The collective first impression or

interpretation of the event and how it is presented or represented will affect how/if one shows up.

Convenience of location, ease of access, mood of the welcoming, sign-in process and if

there is food or drink, comfortable seating, room temperature and lighting will all play into starting

the Community Conversation and how Metasphere evolves to create an interactive environment.

Comfortability induces ease and fit – to where participants feel they can naturally engage.

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